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H. ROGERS.

REVOLVING HORSE HAY RAKE.

No. 282,375. Patented July 31, 1883.

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HUGH ROGERS, OF WASHINGTON, INDIANA.

REVOLVING HORSE HAY-RAKE.

. SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 282,375, dated July311, 1883.

. erence being had to the accompanying drawings, and to the letters' ofreference marked thereon, which form part of this specification.

My invention relates to an improved looking and tripping device forrevolving rakes and it consists in the novel details of construe-- tionand arrangement hereinafter described, and pointed out in the claim.

In the drawings, Figure 1 is a front elevation of a revolving rakeembodying my improvements. Fig. 2 is a sectional view on the lines as wof Fig. 1. Fig. 3 is a detail view of the locking and trippingmechanism.

Similar letters denote like parts.

A represents the rake-head, and a are the teeth constituting the rake,and they are arranged to project equally on opposite sides of the headA. The shafts and their cross-bar B B b are attachedto the rake-head bysuitable bands, 0, that fit in grooves D in said head, and within whichbands the rake can freely revolve when desired.

E E represent metal rods or wood, teeth, located one at each end of therakehead, and being set at a different angle from that of the teeth a,they serve to elevate the rake, so that it rests only upon the ends ofthe teeth a and rods E, and bymeans of which the entire structure can beraised several inches, when desired, by simply depressing the outer endof the handlebar or other controlling mechanism.

F represents the handle-bar, which is pro vided with hand-pieces ff anda hand-lever, G, for actuating the tripping mechanism, and it is securedto the rake-head A by means of the metallic bands 9 g, within which therakehead may rotate freely when released.

The locking and tripping device consists of a forked or bifurcatedlever, L 'L, which is pivoted at the junction of its two arms, as shownat K, and ispreferably secured in a mortise or recess in the lower endof the handlebar F. The upper limb of the fork is divided and providedwith a hinge-joint, I,

Application filed March 12, 1883. (No model.)

spring M is secured to the handlebar F in.

such position as to bear upon the limb L and hold it against therakehead. The studs m at project 011 opposite sides of the rake-head,and they are located in the plane of rotation, passing between the forksL L of the locking and tripping device.

The wire 0 connects the hand-lever Gr and lever L, by means of which thesaid lever can be depressed, so as to release the tappet m wheneverdesired. Upon releasing the look ing mechanism, asabove described,whichwill occur each time the lever L is depressed, the rake willordinarily make'a half-revolution, depositing its load and stopping in asimilar position as before, with the opposite tappet or stud, m, incontact with the end of the lever L, where it will remain, operating tolock the rake in position until the said lever is again depressed, theopposite tappet meanwhile resting in front of the end of the lever L andeffectually preventing backward motion of the rake. Should the rake failto turn when the lever L is depressed, it can be readily started byslightly elevating the outer 'end of the handle-bar F. The lever L,resting against the tappet m, will operate to tilt the rake with thedesired effect. By constructing the lockinglevers with a hinge in theupper one, the

lower one of which can be operated without in any manner affecting theupper one, the tappets can pass freely thereunder, and, being kept inplace by its own weight, a single lever and spring are-sufficienttooperate the combination. The top jointed limb, L, will rise over thestuds m and allow the rake to revolve for discharging a gathered load;but this link will prevent the rake from turning backward. By

applying the said tripping device or compound.

tion of a rake-head adapted to revolve in the tially in the manner andfor the purposes described.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own I 'affixniy signaturein presence of two witnesses.

HUGH ROGERS.

Vitnesses:

DAVID J. HEEFRoN, ELLIOTT CHAPPELLV

